The Last Kaleidosaur

The Last Kaleidosaur is a legendary paladin spell card, from the Journey to Un'Goro set.

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Lore

Kaleidosaurs are a type of dinosaur unique to Hearthstone, with Galvadon being the last living specimen in all of Azeroth. Professor Doyle and Eddie Malone, the protagonists of the Wonders of Un'Goro web series, have embarked on a journey into the heart of Un'Goro Crater in search of Galvadon.

From the journal of Eddie Malone:

I met this guy—Professor George Herbert Doyle the IV—down at the tavern. He was telling everyone a crazy story about Galvadon, a semi-mythical beast rumored to live in the misty depths of a place called Un'Goro Crater. I think he called it a dynamosore? (Not a dragon. My cousin dated a dragon.) He's convinced that Galvadon exists because every other expedition ever sent to find it has disappeared, which Professor Doyle says is obvious proof that it must be there.

Trivia

• "Kaleidosaur" is derived from kaleidoscope, an optical instrument which creates ever-changing patterns in a tube using differently coloured glass pieces and specifically aligned mirrors, alluding to the multi-colored crystals on Galvadon's body.
• Kaleidosaurs are based on ankylosaurs, herbivorous dinosaurs who possessed bony armor plates and clubbed tails.
• Galvadon's summoning animation shows a bright white light getting composed by multiple tiny shards, then finally revealing Galvadon itself.
• This card's art depicts Elise Starseeker (more specifically, in her Elise the Trailblazer version).
• This card’s description is a reference to the movie Jurassic Park, including the famous “life finds a way” line.

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The Last Kaleidosaur, full art